National League for Nursing to induct Sanford, Northington as Fellows

The National League for Nursing will induct Dr. Julie Sanford, dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Dr. LaDonna Northington, who recently retired as associate dean of academic affairs, as members of the 2022 Class of Fellows in the Academy of Nursing Education. They are among the 20 named nationally for the honor.

An induction ceremony is planned for Sept. 30 during the NLN Education Summit.

With the addition of 2022’s Fellows, nursing education academy membership will total 322 leading nurse educators who teach in a range of programs across the spectrum of higher education. They are affiliated with top-ranked teaching hospitals, academic institutions, and other organizations committed to advancing the quality of health care in the United States and globally.

NLN President and CEO Dr. Beverly Malone congratulated honorees.

“With threats to global health on the rise and the social determinants of health creating ever greater obstacles to health care equity, we applaud these leading nurse educator-scholars for their role in supporting and facilitating excellence in nursing education and serving as role models to their students and peer educators alike,” she said.